Got out to CBYC at 8:45am, Coug left the dock at 9am.
We had nine of us:
Mike (helm)
Mike (pit)
Dick (helm)
Me (bow)
Bev (mast)
Wendy (runners)
Mike (grinding)
Mark (grinding)
Dave (main)
Mike had said that we would have trouble getting out of the channel. We hit bottom almost immediately, and could not move. We tried heeling the boat over with everyone on the starboard side. We put Mike up on the end of the boom, and moved the boom to starboard to heel us over more. This was enough for us to inch out of the channel.
Winds were 20 knots constant from the North with gusts over 30. Too much wind for a spinnaker. Full main and #3. We sailed all the way to the start line (about 10 miles) at over 8 knots.
We had a great mid line start with boats all around us. We had the boat going over 7 knots the entire time. On the downwind leg, we hit 10.9 knots on a surf down a wave! Boats that tried to fly spinnakers really didn't gain any ground on the short downwind leg (western gap to Gibraltar mark). Many tried to fly asymetricals on the reaching legs, but we saw most broaching all over the place. We switched to the #2 (actually a heavy #1) for the last two legs. A little too much sail and heel, but was managable.
We came about middle in the pack of 12 boats.
We motor sailed back with the main only, and the wind had swing over to the ENE. Kept the main up to heel us over to get back in the channel.
I was completely soaked, even though I had my foulies on. The new Gill sailing boots worked great (the only dry part on me!) Went for a beer in the CBYC clubhouse, and when I came back, my Mustang PDF that I had left on the passengar seat had went off!
Trip Odometer: 43.67 miles
Moving Avg: 7.0 knots!
Moinvg Time: 06:15:05
Google Maps track: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12535935/Still%20Time/20111002.kmz
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